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Gallinago magellanica

Magellanic Snipe


Gallinago magellanica

(King, PP, 1828)
Becasina Patagónica
Family: Scolopacidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Scolopax magellanicus.




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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


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Taxonomic notes:

-10/12/2022: HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 started to consider the Patagonian Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) as a full species, so we no longer consider it an "EcoRegistros Exception," and both sources now follow the same criterion.




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Photography ID: 668346
 El Calafate
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/28/2025
Hernán Tolosa
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Photography ID: 483006
  Adult
El Calafate
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/07/2022
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241826628/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzEl CalafateHernán Tolosa
241262025/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzCamping El Huala, Parque Nacional Los GlaciaresHernán Tolosa
243821624/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzSeccional Lago Roca, Parque Nacional Los GlaciaresHernán Tolosa
155098309/02/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzCamino a Lago del Desierto., Lago del DesiertoHernán Tolosa
154865607/02/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzEl CalafateHernán Tolosa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.